Introduction
to Sports Nutrition
Regardless of the level at which you participate or
compete, diet can play an enormous part in improving performance. What, when
and how much you eat and drink can have a direct effect on your sporting performance.
What is sports nutrition? Nutrition: Series of processes
starting from food intake to utilization include eating, digestion, absorption,
transport, metabolism of food nutrients. Sports Nutrition: Applies
nutrition practices for maximal sports performance.
- Provide the basic nutrient requirements
- Basic nutrients requirement for helth
- Additional nutrient aries from training
- Provide required fuel during exercises – improve athletes performance
- Competitive athletes – recover better and earlier